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The Doll in the Garden
When Ashley discovers a turn-of-the-century doll it is just the first of several puzzling events that lead her through the hedge and into a twilight past where she meets Louise, an ailing child whose beloved doll has mysteriously disappeared.
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
June 18th 2007
by Clarion Books
(first published April 20th 1989)
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I think The Doll In The Garden is a rilly good book.It's about a little girl named ashley, and she and her friend go in miss.cooper's garden and digs in it.And as there digging they see this white cat just standding there looking at them.And ashley calls the cat and he comes to her and likes her.So they go back to digging and they found a box but ashley and her friend are a little scard to open it but ashley stilled, and in side of it was a old pritty doll.Ashley and her friend wants to ceep it ...more
i read this book,and i really enjoyed it.
It was about a girl about Ashley,her and her mom moved too another town because her dad died,he had cancer and they wanted too away because they had so many memories of him. so they move away to another town. they move and they lived upstairs in a house that an old lady lived there she had a really mean looking dog. she was really mean and didnt like ashley's cat. she started going to a garden behind the house. and she meet snowball a ghost cat and ...more
It was about a girl about Ashley,her and her mom moved too another town because her dad died,he had cancer and they wanted too away because they had so many memories of him. so they move away to another town. they move and they lived upstairs in a house that an old lady lived there she had a really mean looking dog. she was really mean and didnt like ashley's cat. she started going to a garden behind the house. and she meet snowball a ghost cat and ...more
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I've decided to rate The Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing Hahn as I would have rated it when I first read it.
It's a good ghost story for young girls. Ashley has just moved to a small town with her widowed mother (different take on that now that I'm older and have lost my father as well). They've moved into the second floor apartment of old Miss Cooper's house. The first night, Ashley sees a white cat out in the garden.
This cat eventually leads Ashley through a hole...more
It's a good ghost story for young girls. Ashley has just moved to a small town with her widowed mother (different take on that now that I'm older and have lost my father as well). They've moved into the second floor apartment of old Miss Cooper's house. The first night, Ashley sees a white cat out in the garden.
This cat eventually leads Ashley through a hole...more
oh, mary downing hahn. i think you're going to try to scare me, but really, you're in your groove best when you're sad.
and this, my friends, is sad.
protagonist: ashley, age 10 going on 11, lost her father recently to cancer, mom is a phd candidate with little income
setting: creepy miss cooper's apartment of horrors, replete with decrepit garden, ghost cats, and the dulcet tones of a dead little girl's weeping
bff: kristi, obnoxious seven-year-old sidekick with doll-...more
and this, my friends, is sad.
protagonist: ashley, age 10 going on 11, lost her father recently to cancer, mom is a phd candidate with little income
setting: creepy miss cooper's apartment of horrors, replete with decrepit garden, ghost cats, and the dulcet tones of a dead little girl's weeping
bff: kristi, obnoxious seven-year-old sidekick with doll-...more
It was about a girl about Ashley,her and her mom moved too another town because her dad died,he had cancer and they wanted too away because they had so many memories of him. so they move away to another town. they move and they lived upstairs in a house that an old lady lived there she had a really mean looking dog. she was really mean and didn't like ashley's cat. she started going to a garden behind the house. and she meet snowball a ghost cat and from there she meet a girl name louis that was...more
Its a very good book if you love to hear ghost stories. Ashley moved to a new apartment since her dad died. In that apartment there is a beautiful garden. Ashley was so fascinated that she didnt care what that old lady says. When she and her friend went there they found a doll named Anna Maria and a cat name Snowball which casts no shadow(wow). One day Snowball lead Asheley to another world where she met a ghost that wants Anna Maria back. But Ashleys friend found that Asheley took Anna Maria so...more
This was a really great book, I recomend it to anyone who likes mystery or ghost books!It's about a girl who's parents just divorced, she and her mom move into an apartment and every night she is awaken by a white cat who cast no shadow in the moonlight who walks in and never returning from behind the rose garden until the next night but the garden is of limits to her said by the landlord,So she has to sneek into it soon being caught right when she finds a doll left inside a box who is soon reve...more
Like all Mary Downing Hahn books, another good book. I liked that Miss Cooper changed in the end, and it had the interesting element of time/space travel in a way. I don't see that much with intermediate reader books. It isn't too scary, either, so it would be appropriate for my seventh grade students, and a fun, quick read for my eighth graders.
If you're a fan of Mary Downing Hahn, definitely check this one out. I didn't even know I had it in my classroom, but I'm glad I found it! ...more
If you're a fan of Mary Downing Hahn, definitely check this one out. I didn't even know I had it in my classroom, but I'm glad I found it! ...more
This book was really good. If Ihad to ratet I would give it a 5/5 stars.
It is about a girl (Ashley) and her mom moved in to an apartment with a grumpy old lady(miss Cooper). Ashley and her friend (Kristi) go into Miss Cooper's garden and when they were pulling weeds they found a doll that led them to alot of mistories and they figured out that the doll belonged to Miss Cooper's old friend who died along time ago and Ashley and Kristi have to get the doll back from Miss Cooper so Lu...more
It is about a girl (Ashley) and her mom moved in to an apartment with a grumpy old lady(miss Cooper). Ashley and her friend (Kristi) go into Miss Cooper's garden and when they were pulling weeds they found a doll that led them to alot of mistories and they figured out that the doll belonged to Miss Cooper's old friend who died along time ago and Ashley and Kristi have to get the doll back from Miss Cooper so Lu...more
Obviously I make these ratings based on how I felt about the book at the time that I read it. So, the 4 out of 5 stars is the rating that the 11 year old me would have given it.
I remember loving this book, and I remember checking it out from the school library more than once, which is something I don't now or didn't then do very often. The only part of it I remember is the beginning when her and her mom ate pizza on the front porch.
But it has stuck with me long enough s...more
I remember loving this book, and I remember checking it out from the school library more than once, which is something I don't now or didn't then do very often. The only part of it I remember is the beginning when her and her mom ate pizza on the front porch.
But it has stuck with me long enough s...more
This is one of the best childrens' books that I have ever read. Its pacing and characterization are just the right kind of simple for a kids' book, but it touches upon hard subject matter such as death, disease, and child abuse. Though parts of the journey to happiness are rocky, as there is an instance of betrayal, the ending is ultimately uplifting. Without spoiling anything, it is a wonderful story about retifying past mistakes and instills the reader with the same sense of wonder that the ga...more
This book completely caught me off guard by touching me very deeply. By the time I finished this I was crying in a way I haven't done since I was seven. The ghost story Hahn unfolds is very simple, completely age appropriate and makes room for her to explore in a simple way most children can understand about what it means to loose a loved one. It's a rare author that can write a book about survivors guilt and about giving one's self permission to grieve and still make it accessible to younger au...more
The Doll in the Garden is about a young girl named ashley who moves into a new town to forget about bad memories of her father who passed away. she has a downstairs neighbor who is very elderly and cranky, and has many issues with ashley and her cat later on in the story. Ashley ends up meeting a friend who joins her in the discovery of a doll in Mrs. Cooper's garden. they later on find out the shocking history of Anna Maria (Name of the doll) and why she was burried there. this book is truly a ...more
Though the message of the book was not subtle, and the plot predictable, this is exactly the sort of book that young girls and their mothers would enjoy. Reminicent of the Secret Garden, this is a slightly dated ghost story/time travel. Ashley, the young heroine, has moved with her mother, following the death of her father to a new appartment. Along with her next door neighbor,Ashley explores the garden, which the crotchety landlady warns them not to disturb. While there they uncover an antique ...more
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I was never a huge fan of Mary Downing Hahn as a child-- most of her books didn't appeal to me (I like fantasy). But this one is phenomenal. I don't remember much, but I loved her interesting take on ghosts: that they are imprints of the past formed by strong emotions. As I recall, one character was the ghost of an old lady who was still alive.
A good ghost story, and of course, as it is by Hahn, an excellent read for young people.
A good ghost story, and of course, as it is by Hahn, an excellent read for young people.
The doll in the garden:a ghost story is about a girl named ashley and her mom live one floor from the mean old mrs cooper.ashley meats a knew friend kristi. soon they notice something weirod going on in the garden they wonder off into the garden and they deside tht could be there secret hide out.they try to pukll some weeds out but they come across something they didnt think they would come across it was a barried doll.suddenly they hear mrs cooper and her stupid dog max they start running out o...more
I just had to put a few of these oldies on here. I loved going to the library when I was younger as much as I do now. I still remember some of these books I used to check out all the time - I went through a phase where I LOVED ghost stories (even though, they were cheesey at the time.) I'll have to go back and re-read some of these books sometime...yes I own some of them and yes I bought them from the book fairs at school... ;)
I thought that this book was great. Just the action in the book was amazing. To me this book really grabs my attention. It was very well paced and very easy to understand and it’s a really good book to read if you’re into books about ghosts and time traveling. The characters in this book are very believable and full of action. It kept me guessing what would happen next and it was very well organized.
Thos book was very very interesting. I couldn't put it down, literally! I just finished a few minutes ago. I was just so mad at Mrs. Cooper when she wouldn't give it back. I was mad at Kristi for telling to. I felt so sad when Carrie was giving the doll back. I almost cried :(. But anyways this story is really really really really really really good and everyone should read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a horror book about a girl who just moved into a house that is supossed to have a haunted garden. Ashley and her friend go into the garden and find a doll. Who does this doll belong to? What does this doll have to do with the little girl crying at night in the garden? What does this doll have to do with Ashley's mean old lady neighbor? Read this book to find out.
I loved this book! I read it as an assinment in elementary school, and I loved it! The mysteriousness of it all, the author is very imaginative. I really like this author's books. How she comes up with so many wonderful ideas, I do not know. If you read this book and the Old Willis Place, you'll probably want to read more of Mary Downing Hahn's books. I did!
Ashley and her mother leave the city after her father dies. Their new home is an upstairs apartment in the home of a cranky old woman. When Ashley finds an antique china doll buried in an overgrown rose garden, she schemes to keep it. Unfortunately, the doll belongs to someone else--and she wants it back.
Though there's a ghost, this is not really a scary book.
Though there's a ghost, this is not really a scary book.
This is a very good book. Its not slow but yet not really go go go. Its a perfict book for people how only have a little bit of time every day to read. Its a very relistic book but it has some unrelistic parts. It does get kinda sad tords the end but not to sad. It kinda takes place now of days and back some years. I recomend this book pritty much everyone.
I remember reading this book in fifth grade and was captivated by the story. I immediately fell in love, since then I have had a copy in my book shelf ever since. It is an extremely easy read and I would recommend it more for a middle schooler. The imagery and imagination that lies within the pages will make this easy read all the more enjoyable.
This book was alright. It was weird how they had a grave yard as their backyard. Two kids step sister becomes friends with a ghost. After the kids pick on her she sends a ghost named Helen after them. After Helen takes control of their sister, she almost kills her. Thankfully she is rescued. This wasnt one of the best books I read.
I read this book for the first time in 4th grade and it became my favorite book. I am now 26 and just read this book again on my nook and loved it just as much as i did in 4th grade. I did remember it being longer and scarier when i read it so long ago but I still very much enjoyed this story.
To be fair, I read it when I was very young but I always remembered loving it and recently I found a copy in a used book store. I am thirty years old this year, but I had to have a copy of this story. I loved it when I was a little girl. I hope to have a daughter to share it with.
I got this book about 14 years ago and I finally read it! I think as a child I would've had a love hate relationship with this book. I loved ghost stories and mysteries, and this book fulfills that part well, but the ending I think would've left me depressed. It gives children a more realistic approach to death of a loved one. One of the beloved characters dies (expectedly) but there's no magic that turns back the clock to cure her. I think it might do well for those children who have faced ...more
I first read this book when I was 8 or 9 years old, and re-read it again and again until I graduated from elementary school. I remember, that when I was that young, this book totally rocked... however, I don't know how it would appeal to an adult who never read it growing up.
I thought that this book makes you sad,mad,exited, and wondrous. It made me cry it was so sad. But it is my favorite book!!!!!!!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!! They need to add like a thousand more stars because this book is DA BOMBDIGGITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!!!! They need to add like a thousand more stars because this book is DA BOMBDIGGITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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